Abstract
We report bistability and self-pulsing effects in the switching from total internal reflection to a transmitting state at a glass-liquid-crystal interface. The role of the phase transition to the isotropic state is underlined, and the generation of 20-msec pulses from a continuous laser beam is observed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 886-888 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1988 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics